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An illustration of the glymphatic system, which is comprised of channels that clear waste from the brain

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The brain's cleaning system can be boosted to rid Alzheimer's proteins

A duo of drugs that boosts our glymphatic system, which clears waste from our brain, also improves the removal of proteins associated with the onset of Alzheimer's disease

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A scanning electron micrograph of E coli (yellow) infecting cells (blue) within a human bladder, causing them to secrete thick mucus (orange)

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Cystitis or tooth decay could trigger dementia just a few years later

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Parkinson's disease may reduce enjoyment of pleasant smells

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Inflammation might cause Alzheimer's – here's how to reduce it

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Alzheimer’s may start with inflammation in the skin, lungs or gut

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The surprising vaccine side effects that can improve long-term health

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Statins don't cause most of the side effects listed on their labels

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Why people can have Alzheimer's-related brain damage but no symptoms

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ECG trace and mri brain scan, artwork

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Our brains play a surprising role in recovering from a heart attack

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The collaborative Human Challenge study is the first in the world to perform detailed monitoring over the full course of COVID-19, from the moment a person first encounters SARS-CoV-2, throughout the infection to the point at which the virus is apparently eliminated. The Human Challenge Programme is a partnership between Imperial College London, the Vaccine Taskforce and Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), hVIVO (part of Open Orphan plc.), and the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

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How deliberately giving people illnesses is supercharging medicine

The covid-19 pandemic opened the door to once-controversial human challenge trials. Now, volunteers are willingly catching norovirus and influenza to reveal how our immune systems really fight back

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Walking 3000 steps a day seems to slow Alzheimer's-related decline

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Stem cell therapy lowers risk of heart failure after a heart attack

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Men may have to exercise more than women to get same heart benefits

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Wegovy has heart health benefits even if weight loss is minimal

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